West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-03
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
~HE BROOKLYN DIVINE'S SUN
DAY SERMON.
,ubJcct: Tho Flying Doves"

TEXT: "uho are these that m as a cloud.
aud as the dores 10 thcir ,cindotcs y"-Isaiah
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When God would set fast a beautiful
thought He plants IL in tree When He
would mako II float the waters He fashions it
INTO a iiSh. When He would have IL glide
the AIR lie molds It into bird. For some
OF Us the structure and habits OF birds have
a very great fascination. The blackbird,
Seating like fake of the darkness
through the sunshine. The meadow lark,
with head OF fawn and throat OF velvet, and
breast of gold. The red iiamingo, flying over
tho swamp like a spark struck from the forge
OF the setting sun. The pelican, black aud
Whlte' morning and night tangled in his
wing. They seem 10 be not moro OF earth
than Heaven, because they are all tho time
vaclllatiug between the two. DO not won
der that Audubon took his gun aud tramped
through the American forests 10 find some
new specimens OF bi. Is. Biologists hAvo
glVen whole years 90 "a the track of birds
claw in the new red sandstone. There is
enough OF Gods architecture in Snipe's bill
OF grouse's foot 10 confouud all the uniyer-
sites Musicians have tried with bars and
clets To represent the mu ic of the nightin-
gale and the robin One OF the first things
.hat child notices is the swallow at the
/ caves OF the house, while gran ifathsr
comes out with IA handful OF crumbs
| ~ feed the snowbirls Behold the fowls of
| the air said Christ i'm His great sermon aud
Isaiah, looking forward 10 the time when
coming To { brist and coming 20 the Church
/ Is reminded OF a iioCk of pigeons alighting on
coop, and then all those pigeon, together
trying to get into the window OF the coop,
aud he cries out in the words OF my text.
! who are these that flv as "A cloud and as
| the doves 90 their wiudowsf'
| This Is memorable day in BROOKLYN Tab.
ernacle On other days we drop the net; to-
| day we haul II in. On other days we send
| out invitations to the Kings party; today
! we ~ at the banquet Tn other days we
| light the battle; to-day we claim victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ Men and
women who have toiled and contributed and
prayed for the advancement OF this church,
! take into your soul 10 day with high sRtis.
| faction all this sCeno. Bring Rarlnnds
and mu>i', and spirit of consecra-
/ ton 70 celebrate this harvest homo
! Oh the mer, y of God People tell me II Is A
notion Then put on IL four swift sailing
! crafts with choice rigging and with compass
and chart and with sklltul navigators, and
| tell them 10 lRuut away and tell us the OK.
j tent OF this ocean II GCds mercy, Aud
l they start and one ship goe TO the north
and another To the south, and another 10 ths
east ana another TO the west, and they sail on
| ten thousand years, and after a while they
! come up To the harbor OF Heaven and some
| one cries from tho Heavenly land Have Won
| found the shore Of Gods mercym nnd
they reply: No shore, no shore 10
| Gods mercy And then swift nm.
gels are dispatched from the throne.
and thy try TO fly ncross this ocenn
OF divine mercy, and they ny on ten thou.
sand years, and they fly on a million years
/ hnd then come ba X, aud they fold their
wings at the foot OF the throne OF God AMI
soIno ono cries out: " Have You found tho
| shore 20 the ocean OF Gods mercy, And
they sny No shore, no shoo TO the ocean
| OF Tod s mercy Mercy nercyl 1 sing H.
| | plead IT. pray IT, Here is n man bound
! hand and foot by Satan, ard one stroke ~
this Gospel hammer makes him overlast-
lnRiy free. Mercy mercy There il
| no height " cannot clear. There Is no dapth
II cannot fathom. There is no immensely IL
| cannot mIaSs. When a lnrge number ~
persons join church the first natural qucs-
tion that arises u.s. who are they What has
been their character Where did tbev
come from What is their history And
| 90 looking Oft upon this great multitude who
! today have co nected themselves with the
Ihr,islop wnrds az chnrtb' 3' cry olt in the
as a cloud and as the doves 10 their windayys;y
| They are slaves who have b on emancipatcd
! they are iolliers who have eulistel Tor a
thIy years war; they are heirs of immor.
lalItyi Ihey are blood washed throng This
multitude who flock into the kingdom OF God
to-day are ke doves 10 their windows be.
| cause they fly low. The ea9le darts nm a
though with his beak TO strike the
sun, ana many Of the other birds Nv
Ito nigh that sometimes they appeat
! IKE spccks against tho sky and you
cannot tell the contour Of their bodies
or tue style OF their plunge IL a snort :
/ them cft
! nigh mp they do not for an instant change
| their course. But the pigeons Nv low. Tbev
| ny all around the roof OF tho house. thev Nv
around the door. They arc afraid OF great
attitudes. They never make any high
| excursions They are like the souls
| who this day como into the dove
] cote OF Gods mercy, wanting no higb
| things, willing % come down nt tho feet of
| Chfist willing 10 crnwl under the table aud
take the crumbs that fall from the Master
| table. Not so were they once Once tbov
! were proud once they were puToj up. once
/ they were ineNorabe; once perhnts tIev
! wore very hard 10 please, but not now. They
i nave changed their cOurse. thew have
! come into the dove,ot Of Gods mer "
/ but they fly low. They rememIer
/ the years Of their sin-sins ~ b v
| nooh- gTlhood, manhood womanhord
| dark brOOding, feathful sins. sin. against
| God, sins against the Bible, sins against their
soul, sins against Tho Judgment day. sin,
/ against n long eternity. They rememtcr an
/ these tnings They hy low. have heard
| tnat M England, In an institution Of charity
| Where people are taken and cared for. that
before they take of the RAGS Of thoir poverty
and wash on the filth Of thcr abomination
/ a picture Is taken Of them ns they
are 80 that in after timo they
/ may remember what the institution has done
I Tor them And here is u ioture of what we
I were before Christ redeemed u.s. We we're
I iu the ags Of our sin and the filth of our
aDoinlnotion. Oncieau, uuclean' Though
-'+ VIZ 30 kAAH tAiAA blif Airlisf ana NNH
I peritY OF the gospel aud rObod Ina the right
I eousness OF the Son Of G0I. let us once Ira a
/ While come and LOOK a. the old picture Of
I what we once were Then we will nv
I low Those souls who come into the kingdom
| TODAY should RENE uber that they are coming
/ into the presence Of n God who hates sin He
abhors iniIuity. lie cannot abide trans
/ gre@lons lie slew tho 80, 900 OF Sonnach-
| efibs host in night 'Holy holy, holy IL
Jne Lord God Almighty. Fly lowl An
/ emperor thousand years nRo planted q 70 O.
bdah which is blooming vet and nineteen
/ centuries ogo. at the foot Of tho cross Of tine
/ Son OF Tod, re rose was plantel which IS
/ blooming yet You want 20 stO1p down and
| pluck that rose You want e. tooD down
and breathe that fragrance OH FOR more
on the humility OF the Gospel Oh Tor more
/ OF Ihe childlikc spirit let us hv low
lhis multitude who flock into The Kingdom
! ot Cod also come like doves 10 their win lows
/ because they fy for shelter The albatross
makes a throne of the tempest Tho sea-
guls have n fro'ic in the storm. and the
higher the surf dances the better tb.v are
pleased But The pigions at the first blow OF
/ the northeast storm HE 20 tho dovceof. aud
when tho birds ~ prey. with flashing eve
/ md iron beas and hl.hy talons come down
/ The pigeons the doves, Immediately bic 81
the dovccot And so 30 is with those who
] como here today who enter the KINGDOM of
god. They come what fOrf For shelter
I Sin has been after them. Sorrow has loon
after them Fgu aro roIfnVved ont t,. ,.,....